The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, appears to be running out of patience following the failure of the outgoing Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Dimeji Bankole to appear before the commission yesterday. EFCC had received petitions against Bankole regarding the N10 billion loan scandal rocking the House and wants the embattled Speaker to come and explain what he knows about the issue. His failure to appear at the EFCC headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria ’s capital, yesterday, despite giving assurances last week that he would do so after he failed to honour the invitation on 26 May, has tasked the patience of the anti-graft agency which has given him five days to appear before it. Speaker “ claimed he was bogged down by legislative duties. We don ’t want to join issues with him on the excuse he gave for not reporting to our office yesterday. “By Monday (five days from today), when his legislative duties would have ended, we ’ll take the next line of action.” Babafemi declined to disclose what that line of action would be. EFCC is sorely disappointed that Bankole did not keep his promise and he could not be declared wanted after Monday 6 June when his tenure would have ended. Meanwhile, the House budget would be able to sustain the payment of N42 million allowances for each member quarterly as against the previous N27 million.
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